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|Name=''Ahven'' class
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|Class before=A class
|Class after={{sclass|Kuha|minesweeper|4||1941}}
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|Built range=1936–1937
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|In commission range=1936–1961  
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|Ship type=[[Minesweeper]]
|Ship displacement={{convert|17|LT|t|order=flip|lk=on|abbr=on}}
|Ship length={{cvt|17.2|m}}
|Ship beam={{cvt|3.7|m|ftin}}
|Ship draught={{cvt|1.3|m|ftin}}
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|Ship propulsion=[[Diesel engine]], {{cvt|65|bhp|order=flip|lk=on}}
|Ship speed={{convert|10.5|kn|lk=in}}
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The '''''Ahven''-class minesweepers''' ({{langx|en|Perch}}) were a series of six [[minesweeper]]s of the [[Finnish Navy]]. The ships were constructed in 1936–1937 at the Turun Veneveistämö Shipyard in Finland and saw service during [[World War II]].  The ''Ahven'' class was stricken in 1961.

==Description==
The ''Ahven'' class were a series of [[minesweeper]]s that had a [[Displacement (ship)#standard displacement|standard displacement]] of {{convert|17|LT|t|order=flip|lk=on}}. They measured {{convert|17.2|m}} long with a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{cvt|3.7|m|ftin}} and a [[Draft (hull)|draught]] of {{cvt|1.3|m|ftin}}. The vessels were powered by a [[diesel engine]] rated at {{convert|65|bhp|order=flip|lk=on}} turning one [[propeller]] giving the minesweepers a maximum speed of {{convert|10.5|kn|lk=in}}.{{sfn|Chesneau|1980|p=366}}{{sfn|Blackman|1953|p=133}}{{efn|Blackman has the engines rated at {{convert|60|hp|abbr=on|order=flip}}{{sfn|Blackman|1953|p=133}}}} The ''Ahven'' class were armed with one {{cvt|20|mm|in|1}} gun mounted on the deck forward and had a complement of 8 officers and [[Naval rating|ratings]].{{sfn|Chesneau|1980|p=366}}{{sfn|Blackman|1953|p=133}}

==Ships in class==

The six ''Ahven''-class minesweepers were:
* {{ship|Finnish minesweeper|Ahven||2}} – renamed to {{ship|Finnish minesweeper|Ahven 1||2}}
* {{ship|Finnish minesweeper|Kiiski||2}} – renamed to {{ship|Finnish minesweeper|Ahven 2||2}}
* {{ship|Finnish minesweeper|Muikku||2}} – renamed to {{ship|Finnish minesweeper|Ahven 3||2}}
* {{ship|Finnish minesweeper|Särki||2}} – renamed to {{ship|Finnish minesweeper|Ahven 4||2}}
* {{ship|Finnish minesweeper|Kuore||2}} – renamed to {{ship|Finnish minesweeper|Ahven 5||2}}
* {{ship|Finnish minesweeper|Lahna||2}} – renamed to {{ship|Finnish minesweeper|Ahven 6||2}}

==Service history==
All six vessels of the class were constructed by Turun Veneveistämö Shipyard in Finland and [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] in 1936–1937. Designated a motor minesweeper, the ''Ahven'' class were later renamed and were stricken in 1961.{{sfn|Chesneau|1980|p=366}}{{sfn|Blackman|1953|p=133}}

==See also==
* [[List of ship classes of the Second World War]]

==Notes==
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==Citations==
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==Sources==
* {{cite book |editor-last=Blackman |editor-first=Raymond V. B. |year=1953 |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1953–54 |location=London |publisher=Sampson, Low and Marston |oclc=913556389 }}
* {{cite book |editor-last=Chesneau |editor-first=Roger |year=1980 |title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946 |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |location=Greenwich, UK |isbn=0-85177-146-7 }}

{{WWII Finnish ships}}

[[Category:Ships of the Finnish Navy]]
[[Category:Minesweepers of the Finnish Navy]]
[[Category:Mine warfare vessel classes]]
[[Category:Ships built in Finland]]